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New York Knicks Current and Former Coaches Receive Awards for April
April 20th, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Mike D'Antoni and Mike Woodson use to share a bench as members of the coaching staff for the New York Knicks. When D'Antoni resigned as head coach it led to Woodson taking the job. With the Knicks playing well enough to earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference and the...

New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony Reaches Out to Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant
April 17th, 2013 at 8:00 AM
It's probably fair for you to say LeBron James of the Miami Heat is the best basketball player in the world today. However, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has had the best and most historically significant career of all the active players in the NBA today. After news of Bryant's...

NBA Allows Online Voting for MVP
April 11th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
In the NBA there is a Rookie of the Year award, an Offensive Player of the Year award, a Defensive Player of the Year award, Sixth Man of the Year award, Most Improved award but the most coveted award by players is MVP of the league. Now fans have a...

New York Knicks Eyeing Miami Heat’s Winning Streak
March 27th, 2013 at 6:39 PM
The Miami Heat are on a historic run of consecutive wins. The NBA record is a 33-game streak held by the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers. If the Heat are able to win their next three games they will enter their contest with the New York Knicks with 30-consecutive wins. While...

Von Wafer an Option for New York Knicks?
March 23rd, 2013 at 6:32 PM
At this point in the season the New York Knicks are looking to strengthen their roster in any way they can. That means looking overseas, in the NBA D-League and on the free agent market for both frontcourt and backcourt reinforcements. Could the Knicks look to guard Von Wafer to...

Sundays New York Knicks Game in Jeopardy Because of Snow
February 8th, 2013 at 4:52 PM
There's already plenty of people concerned about the possibility of poor weather during next years Super Bowl in New Jersey but it isn't often that rain, ice or snow is a factor in professional basketball. However, the snow storm that is currently devastating the east coast has the NBA wondering if...

Has New York Knicks Guard J.R. Smith Found Love?
December 14th, 2012 at 2:47 PM
This Knicks 101 writer has affectionately nicknamed J.R. Smith "The Enigma" because of his ability to play like a superstar one minute and absolutely frustrate you the next. Well his enigmatic lifestyle continues. This season he has been more focused on his career and spending less time in the clubs and enjoying...

Are the New York Knicks New Alternative Jerseys Ugly or Awesome?
December 14th, 2012 at 8:00 AM
The New York Knicks are one of the oldest teams in the NBA. They are a traditional organization and sometimes that makes them less appealing to the younger generations. Even with their uniforms they've always kept it simple. They've always had a home and away jersey. It's never gone further...

The New York Knicks Have Earned Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers Respect
December 13th, 2012 at 7:32 PM
It has been a very long time since the New York Knicks were favorites to beat the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, they are not only favored but expected to win. You may be able to think all night and not remember the Knicks being in this position. It's a...

New York Knicks Targeting a Christmas Return for Amare Stoudemire
December 4th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
The New York Knicks are off to a fast start this season. They are 12-4 and have their sights on winning the Atlantic Division. However, they've played the entire season thus far without one of their best players. Amare Stoudemire has been out healing from a knee surgery to remove...

New York Knicks’ Amare Stoudemire Finding His Way into Trade Rumors
November 28th, 2012 at 10:57 PM
Love him or hate him, Amare Stoudemire is someone who is finding his name in trade rumors right now. The $100 million man was on top of the world after signing a contract with the New York Knicks. He was given credit as the man who came to the Knicks...

Former New York Knicks Head Coach Mike D’Antoni Replaces Mike Brown as the Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach
November 15th, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Love him or hate him, Mike D'Antoni's time in New York was a failure. D'Antoni failed to make it to a single NBA Finals appearance with either the Phoenix Suns or the New York Knicks and is now being sold as a better choice to coach the Los Angeles Lakers than...

New York Knicks Head Coach Mike Woodson Says No to a Matt Barnes Signing
September 15th, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Finding a viable backup for Carmelo Anthony was one of the things New York Knicks' GM Glen Grunwald set out to do this off-season. You'd think that Mike Woodson's love for defense would make Matt Barnes the perfect target but Woodson wanted no part of Barnes returning to New York....

Did Dwight Howard Take Pressure Off the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony by Joining the Los Angeles Lakers?
August 24th, 2012 at 8:00 AM
When the Miami Heat won the NBA Championship it signified a lot of things. First, putting together multiple superstars can work. Second, it showed how good of a player Dwayne Wade truly is. Third, it justified Lebron James' move to South Beach and took him off the hook as the...

Could Matt Barnes Be the Final Piece of the New York Knicks 2012 Roster?
July 21st, 2012 at 7:27 PM
This off-season the New York Knicks have transformed their roster from one of youth and immaturity to one filled with veterans and experience. Coach Mike Woodson believes in those who have been there and done that and new GM Glen Grunwald has shaped the roster in Woodson's image. Now the Knicks...

Could Jamal Crawford Return to the New York Knicks This Off-season?
June 20th, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Jamal Crawford is officially opting out of his contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. Last off-season Crawford signed a two-year contract with the Blazers with year two containing a player option. Rather than return to Portland, Crawford will hit the market as an unrestricted free agent. Could a return to the...

Could the New York Knicks Look to Add Brandon Roy This Offseason?
June 5th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
The 2012 NBA lockout had many casualties. One tragic casualty of the NBA lockout was Brandon Roy's career. Job uncertainty, pressure from the Portland Trail Blazers and knee problems led to Roy deciding to call it quits. Now Roy is thinking comeback. Could the New York Knicks and Roy be...

Could Lamar Odom Be a Member of the New York Knicks Next Season?
May 31st, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Lamar Odom has had a wonderful basketball career. Lamar was a star in college which translated to him being selected forth overall in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Since then Lamar was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, he's been a two time NBA Champion...

Kobe Bryant’s Thoughts on New York Knick Point Guard Jeremy Lin
March 8th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Point guard Jeremy Lin has certainly made an impact on the New York Knicks but he's now gaining the respect of some of the top guards in the NBA.  When it comes to progression wins and loses don't really matter.  What matters is working on your game and improving a...

New York Knicks Add Devin Green and Chris Hunter for Training Camp
December 13th, 2011 at 9:04 AM
The New York Knicks have added forward Devin Green and center Chris Hunter for depth during the abbreviated training camp. The signings bring the Knicks to 13 players on their roster. For Hunter, this marks his second stint on the Knicks roster. He originally signed with the team towards the end...